Griddle



0. P. GREEN. Griddle.

No. 225,927 Patented Mar 30,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

CHARLES F. GREEN, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

GRIDDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,927, dated March 30, 1880.

Application filed November 3, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHARLEs F. GREEN, of the city and county of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial-Stone Griddles for Cooking Cakes, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that griddles for this purpose have been made of iron, soap-stone, and artificial stone, but, so far as known to me, are subject to the following serious objections:

The use of grease is necessary to prevent sticking, the burning of which fills the room with smoke and an offensive odor, which to a greater or less degree impregnates the cakes, rendering them far less palatable than they would be if the use of grease could be avoided. In addition to theabove, the stone griddles are heavy and clumsy to handle, and, being soft and porous, soon become so saturated with foreign matter as to become ofl'ensive and worthless. The artificial stone, when subjected to a high degree of heat, is exceedingly liable to crack.

Hence it is the principal object of this invention to secure a griddle for cooking cakes which shall be at once convenient to handle, strong, and durable, so compact as to prevent saturation, not liable to crack under extreme heat, requiring no grease, and from which no smoke or ofl'ensive odors arise while in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan of a griddle, showing my improvements. Fig. 2 isa sectional view of the same, taken on the dotted line A to B in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, showing the under side of the handle and its manner of adjustment to the ends of the wire band which encircles the griddle. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 0 to D. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a V-shaped or modified form of a band or support which might be used in the place of the band a.

In Fig. 1, a is a metallic wire band, (I prefer steel wire,) which encircles the griddle, and to which the handle 11 is attached, the manner of the adjustment being better shown in Fig. 3. This band is drawn closely into a groove in the edge of the griddle, as best shown in the sectional view in Fig. 2.

The steel-wire band gives strength and support to the griddle, and as its thickness is sufficient to fill the groove and project beyond the same, it serves the additional function of a guard to protect the griddle from injury by receiving the shock and force of the blow should the griddle be brought forcibly in contact with other articles.

As will be observed in the drawings, the two ends of the band are brought together and confined in the handle I), which is adjusted to the same a short distance from the griddle. By this means the handle is made slightly elastic. the wire to yield and bend or twist in the grooved socket or channel around the periphcry of the griddle to which it is adjusted, thus in many cases, by its elasticity, saving a fracture of handle, band, or griddle.

It will be understood that a V-shaped projection around the periphery, combined with a grooved band fitted to the same, as shown in Fig. 5, would be an equivalent device, though not possessing all the merits of the wire and groove which I have adopted, believing it cheaper, stronger, more elastic, and especially for the reason that the concussion, if any, is received by the stone at its center and strongest point, instead of on a sharp edge or its weakest point.

The handle I) is made of malleable iron or other suitable material, open or lattice-worked, that the same may be kept comparatively cool. The peculiar feature of the handle is the meth- 0d of adjustment to the wire band, which will be particularly described in connection with Figs. 3 and 4.

In Fig. 2, which is a sectional view of the griddle proper, it will be seen that on the upper surface a beading is raised at the outer edge, as shown at c c, for the purpose of preventing the batter from running ofl' the griddle-surface t. This feature is not new except in stone griddles, either natural or artificial.

On the lower side or bottom of the griddle the edge is cut away and carried up by a gentle curve, as shown at d 11, so that the outer edge may not be brought in contact with theinequalities of the surface of the stove on which the griddle may be used. By the curved or rounded shoulder d the griddle is easily moved over uneven surfaces without injury to its edge.

Figs. 3 and 4 show the manner of connect- A strain or blow on the handle causes in g the handle b with the wire band a. Each of the two ends of the wire band a are placed within the handle I) and against the shoulders g g. The boss 0 holds them apart and against the inner surface of the handle on either side, as shown in Fig. 4. The lips h 71 h h of the handle are then forced down upon the wire, so as to secure the ends firmly in their respective places, any inward motion of the wire being prevented by the boss 0. I prefer to make this handle of malleable iron; but any other suitable material may be used.

I do not wish to confine myself to any particular composition of matter for the manufacture of the stone griddle properin this application, as I deem the mech anical con struction of greater importance. Therefore the griddle proper may be made and composed of any of the usual in gredients used in the manufacture of composition molded or manufactured stone which will produce the desired result; but as the density of the stone is of the greatest importance in produci n g the results desired, I will say that I take the composition when in the plastic state, and, placing it in suitable molds, I immediately submit the same to the powerful pressure of about one thousand pounds to the square inch. Under this pressure the density of the stone is found to be far greater than that of the natural soap-stone. The pores are closed, preventing saturation by foreign matter. A fine, smooth, solid surface is produced, not easily scratched, and to which, when properly heated, batter will not stick; neither will the stone crack from ordinary heat or use. As no grease is required, neither smoke nor offensive odors arise to fill the room and impregnate the cakes with unsavory and unwholesome qualities while cooking thereon.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A stone griddle having acircumferential groove, (best shown in Fig. 2,) formed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. A stone griddle formed with the groove a, shoulder d, and heading 0, as specified.

3. The combination of the griddle 11 with the wire band a, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

4. An elastic handle for a stone griddle, composed of the handle proper, b, and the elastic wire band a, arranged and adjusted to a stone griddle, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a handle for a stone griddle, the combination of the boss 6 with the shoulders g g and grapples h 71, h h, by which the handle bis secured to the elastic wire a.

CHARLES F. GREEN.

Witnesses:

D. A. KING, F. L. KING. 

